As part of Premiere Japan 2011, we will be showcasing the work of students from the University of the Arts London before each film. Here the filmmakers describe the films in their own words.

+ Spinning Gears'Isn't there someone kind enough to strangle me in my sleep?'"This sentence from "Spinning Gears" written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa is the very thing I wanted to express. A presentiment of death, a sense of fragility, are hidden behind the animated symbols."